School: Clochar na Trócaire, Drangan (roll number 7232)
- Location:
- Drangan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0556, Page 320
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- I've watched the brilliant sun go down,
On many a foreign strand;
I've ranged the flowery scenes among
Of many a sunny land;
Where Northern lights in glory shine,
I've seen strange sights but still,
My vile heart never wandered from
The Cot upon the Hill.
II
Within our own sea-girted isle,
There's many a lovely spot,
Well worthy of the poets theme,
By nature's hand begot
Beside Lough Lene's fairy lake
I've felt my pulses thrill
But never do they throb as in(continues on next page)
